Prestwich (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Some bright spells interspersed with patchy rain.

Today:

A cloudy start with patchy outbreaks of rain, these most frequent and persistent across northern counties. Brighter in the south with a few sunny breaks between spells of rain. Light winds and still feeling mild. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Staying cloudy with further spells of rain overnight, these merging into more persistent spells in the south by dawn. Much chillier than recent nights, with a touch of grass frost. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Wet and windy on Friday with heavy spells of rain in the south at times. Mainly dry across northern counties until this evening. Feeling colder than recent days. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Drier and more settled this weekend, with cloudy skies for many but some sunny periods as well. Feeling notably colder in northerly winds, with overnight frosts possible.

All parts of the UK are likely to start off on a rather cold but bright note, with some sunshine. However, some showers are likely to pepper northern and eastern coasts, these wintry over high ground and possibly to low levels in the far northeast. A brisk northerly wind will accentuate the cold feel. Overnight frost will be widespread, especially in the north. Towards the middle of next week, an area of rain and stronger winds may move southeast across much of the UK, bringing a brief less cold spell, before a resumption of the cold northerly airflow with further wintry showers. Although very uncertain, high pressure may then settle things down by next weekend before it possibly turns milder, wetter and windier from the west late in the period.

Whilst the expected weather patterns during late November and into December are inevitably very uncertain, there is a signal for largely unsettled or at least changeable conditions across the UK, with the flow tending to come mainly from the Atlantic. This means spells of wind and rain are likely for most if not all parts, with a risk of some snow, mainly in the north over high ground. Some drier, brighter interludes are also likely, with an associated risk of frost and fog. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall.